or apply directly on Thunes's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 27 days Thunes's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Thunes's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Thunes
- high 31 stale, 0 reposted of 53 open
- Hiring momentum
- 68 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Thunes's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Thunes.
About this role
The Software Engineering Lead will manage the core engineering team responsible for developing and maintaining payout APIs and services essential to the global payments ecosystem. The role involves technical leadership, team mentoring, and ensuring high-quality, scalable backend systems while fostering Agile practices and collaboration with global stakeholders.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Thunes as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
- Experience mentoring or leading an engineering team in a fast-paced environment
- Strong hands-on proficiency in Golang for building scalable backend systems and web services
- Deep understanding of relational databases, query optimization, and schema design (preferably PostgreSQL)
- Demonstrable track record of designing, building, and securing high-volume REST/JSON APIs
- Solid familiarity with AWS services and container orchestration using Kubernetes (EKS)
Nice to have
- Experience in the Fintech / Payments industry
- Familiarity with modern frontend frameworks (e.g., Vue.js, JavaScript/TypeScript)
What you get
- Direct ownership of core payment infrastructure used around the world 24/7
- A true DevOps culture where you own your code—write, test, and deploy multiple times a day
- A collaborative, feedback-driven workplace equipped with modern engineering tools and room to innovate
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- The role requires a mix of modern and legacy technologies, which may involve working with older codebases
- The position emphasizes a startup mindset within an enterprise environment, which may lead to a fast-paced and demanding work culture
Summarised from Thunes's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Thunes on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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